Games Like Prodeus

Battle through an onslaught of mystical backwater cultists, possessed militants & even darker forces as you attempt to discover just what lurks beneath the Earth in this retro FPS inspired by the '90s legends.

Why similar: Boomer Shooter 43.9% ★, FPS 15.3%, Retro 10.5%, Gore 7.1%, Fast-Paced 4.9%

Why You'll Like It: Widely considered the gold standard of modern retro shooters, it captures the eerie atmosphere and fast-paced gameplay of 90s classics perfectly.

Enter Paradise as Johnny Turbo—half-metal, half-human, all-murder machine. Clean up the streets with a chainsaw leg, 15+ weapons and your hovercar as you battle the rogue AI Syn, rival bounty hunters and cyberpunks aplenty. Apogee’s most outrageous FPS since Duke Nukem 3D. Good hunting, Sir!

Why similar: Boomer Shooter 46% ★, FPS 18.1%, Retro 7.2%, Gore 6%, Shooter 5.1%

Why You'll Like It: This game matches the high-octane intensity of Prodeus with a unique cyberpunk aesthetic and a chainsaw-leg movement mechanic.

ULTRAKILL is a fast-paced ultra-violent retro FPS that combines the skill-based style scoring of character action games with the unadulterated carnage inspired by the best shooters of the '90s. Rip apart your foes with varied destructive weaponry and shower in their blood to regain your health.

Why similar: Boomer Shooter 44.3% ★, FPS 16.7%, Gore 12.3%, Fast-Paced 7.8%, Retro 6.4%

Why You'll Like It: It offers unparalleled movement speed and a complex, gore-heavy combat system that pushes the boundaries of the boomer-shooter genre.

Load up your Boltgun and unleash the awesome Space Marine arsenal to blast your way through an explosion of sprites, pixels and blood in a perfect blend of Warhammer 40,000, frenetic gameplay and the stylish visuals of 90’s retro shooters.

Why similar: Boomer Shooter 57.6% ★, FPS 15.8%, Retro 8.6%, Gore 4.9%, Shooter 4.3%

Why You'll Like It: It captures the heavy, visceral impact of weaponry and the intense, bloody combat that fans of Prodeus will immediately appreciate.

Selaco is a brand new original shooter inspired by classics, featuring thrilling action set pieces, destructibility, smart enemies and a fleshed out story taking place within an immersive game world.

Why similar: Boomer Shooter 40.3% ★, FPS 17.9%, Retro 10.2%, Gore 9.4%, Shooter 6.6%

Why You'll Like It: Built on the GZDoom engine, it provides a highly polished, tactical experience with advanced enemy AI and modern environmental destruction.

Blast, slice and shred through your enemies in this hardcore FPS inspired by the icons of the '90s, powered by the legendary Quake-1 Tech. Taking place in a realm left to rot, take up arms, unearth long-forgotten secrets and hunt down the Guardians of the Old World.

Why similar: Boomer Shooter 47.6% ★, FPS 16.3%, Retro 11%, Gore 7.5%, Violent 5.3%

Why You'll Like It: Utilizing the original Quake engine, it delivers a dark, challenging, and authentic retro experience.

Death is only the beginning. Crawl from your grave and gear up to fight your way through the ranks of a mysterious and twisted cult. You, your guns, and your dynamite will have to shoot, slide, blast, duck, dodge, and maybe throw a gib or two to survive in this old-school-inspired shooter.

Why similar: Boomer Shooter 54.3% ★, FPS 16.6%, Retro 7.7%, Gore 6%, Shooter 5.7%

Why You'll Like It: It excels at atmospheric, physics-based combat that feels grounded yet maintains the classic, fast-paced shooter loop.

3D Realms, creators of Duke Nukem 3D, Prey, and Max Payne, team up with Voidpoint to bring back the legendary Build Engine, famous for classic shooters like Duke Nukem 3D, Shadow Warrior, and Blood. Fast-paced FPS combat across huge, secret-packed levels. Ion Fury is the real deal!

Why similar: Boomer Shooter 47.5% ★, FPS 16.3%, Retro 10.3%, Fast-Paced 6.7%, Violent 5.2%

Why You'll Like It: A masterpiece of Build engine design, offering intricate levels and satisfying, punchy gunplay.

POSTAL: Brain Damaged is a new, action-oriented take on the Running With Scissors’ cult game series with throwback graphics, and fast-paced, modern gameplay. Take a wild roller coaster ride through the twisted wonderland encased in the POSTAL DUDE’S messed-up mind.

Why similar: Boomer Shooter 44.4% ★, FPS 12.5%, Gore 8.8%, Retro 8.5%, Shooter 6.8%

Why You'll Like It: A fast-paced, chaotic shooter that leans heavily into over-the-top gore and creative level design.

Get ready to put a sizable dent in the profits of megacorporations in Deadlink, a guns-blazing cyberpunk FPS with roguelite elements. Your mission is to conduct covert ops while piloting a humanoid combat shell. And no, "covert" doesn’t mean "quiet."

Why similar: FPS 43.3%, Fast-Paced 18.7%, Shooter 16%, Arena Shooter 8.9%, First-Person 6.4%

Why You'll Like It: This cyberpunk roguelite shooter features incredibly fluid movement and fast-paced combat that feels like a modern evolution of the genre.

A retro FPS for the ages! Once branded a HERETIC. Now YOU have been chosen as our champion! Reclaim our sacred weapons. Take back our ancient lands. If you can stand... AMID EVIL.

Why similar: Boomer Shooter 50.2% ★, FPS 18.5%, Retro 10.8%, Shooter 7%, Arena Shooter 4%

Why You'll Like It: It replaces traditional firearms with magical weaponry while maintaining the arena-style combat and retro-modern visual flair.

Dread Templar is a fast-paced hardcore old-school FPS, combining classic 90s shooter and modern FPS elements. Unlock and combine dozens of weapon upgrades and skills, embrace the Dread Force and obliterate hordes of fiendish enemies. Become the scariest thing in hell and get your revenge!

Why similar: Boomer Shooter 48% ★, FPS 13.9%, Retro 9.3%, Gore 7.6%, Fast-Paced 5.8%

Why You'll Like It: Features a great mix of fast-paced shooting, bullet-time mechanics, and a dark, gothic aesthetic.

Adrenaline-pumping gore retro funhouse that’s full of guns, magic, demons, vertical arenas, 3D visuals, 2D sprites, and heavy metal music. Inspired by FPS classics like Quake and Doom 64, Project Warlock II is the explosive boomer shooter sequel you were too shy to ask for.

Why similar: Boomer Shooter 52.1% ★, FPS 13.5%, Retro 10.8%, Gore 8.7%, Shooter 6.4%

Why You'll Like It: A significant step up from its predecessor, offering larger levels and more verticality while keeping the classic shooter feel.

Become the ultimate badass in Trepang2: A gory, action-packed FPS set in the near future. Unleash all hell on your enemies, dodge bullets and leave a trail of destruction in this hardcore and frenetic shooter.

Why similar: Boomer Shooter 26.7% ★, FPS 21.2%, Gore 14.9%, Violent 9.5%, Shooter 9.1%

Why You'll Like It: While more modern in setting, its focus on intense, gore-filled combat and slow-motion gunplay mirrors the visceral feel of Prodeus.

Blast through a cursed nightmare solo or with up to 3 friends. A retro-inspired FPS where looter shooter weapons meets boomer shooter chaos and rogue-lite elements.

Why similar: Boomer Shooter 54.5% ★, FPS 17.3%, Retro 11.2%, Violent 6.4%, Shooter 5%

Why You'll Like It: A unique blend of retro shooter mechanics and looter-shooter progression that keeps the gameplay loop constantly evolving.

HROT is a single-player retro FPS set in a small socialist country neighboring Soviet Union (Czechoslovakia) after an unspecified disaster in 1986. Those times were dark and terrifying and so is the game.

Why similar: Boomer Shooter 38.3% ★, FPS 21.3%, Retro 16.3%, Gore 7.5%, Shooter 5.7%

Why You'll Like It: A grounded, historically-inspired retro shooter that captures the bleak, gritty aesthetic of 1980s Eastern Europe.

Forgive Me Father is a dark retro horror FPS set in a comic book style world inspired by the novels of H.P. Lovecraft. As the only one left with full senses, you begin a journey in search of answers and relief. How long can you last?

Why similar: Boomer Shooter 48.4% ★, FPS 19.6%, Retro 9.3%, Gore 7.1%, Shooter 5.9%

Why You'll Like It: Its distinct comic-book art style and Lovecraftian themes provide a fresh aesthetic take on the classic shooter formula.

Viscerafest is a Sci-Fi Fantasy Singleplayer Arena FPS with minor Collectathon elements. Fight through hordes of aliens and eldritch monstrosities wielding a slew of powerful weapons, juggling your resources, and exploring over 23 intricately designed hand-crafted levels.

Why similar: Boomer Shooter 51.4% ★, FPS 15.9%, Retro 11.3%, Shooter 7.6%, Arena Shooter 3.4%

Why You'll Like It: A fast-paced, gore-centric shooter that rewards aggressive playstyles and constant movement.

Supplice is a stylish throwback shooter inspired by the mid-90s FPS glory days and the legendary Doom modding community. Mixing the retro stylings of 90s era shooters with colorful graphics and frantic gameplay, it creates an experience that's ever so familiar but also exciting and fresh.

Why similar: Boomer Shooter 56.2% ★, FPS 18.4%, Retro 11.9%, Shooter 5.6%, Sci-fi 2.2%

Why You'll Like It: A high-quality, Doom-inspired shooter that emphasizes exploration and challenging combat encounters.

Ultraviolent, fast-paced, merciless retro FPS action. Slaughter your way through nightmarish industrial mazes, transformed cityscapes, and surreal alien structures to cut down the Growth.

Why similar: Boomer Shooter 50% ★, FPS 16.7%, Retro 11.7%, Gore 8.9%, Shooter 6.1%

Why You'll Like It: A visceral, high-octane shooter that captures the raw, unpolished energy of 90s classics.

SPRAWL is a hardcore retro FPS set in an endless cyberpunk megalopolis. Escape the walled city and take on the militarized government of the sprawl. Fueled by the blood of your enemies and a mysterious voice in your head, make your way towards the spire to topple whatever lays within.

Why similar: Boomer Shooter 49.4% ★, FPS 19.9%, Fast-Paced 7.8%, Shooter 7.5%, Arena Shooter 3.8%

Why You'll Like It: A movement-heavy, cyberpunk shooter that encourages wall-running and tactical positioning in a retro-modern package.

Developed by the award-winning id Software, Quake® is the ground-breaking, original dark fantasy first-person shooter that inspires today’s retro-style FPS games. With Quake (Enhanced), experience the authentic, updated, and visually enhanced version of the original.

Why similar: FPS 29.2%, Boomer Shooter 25.7% ★, Classic 9.1% ★, Gore 7.8%, Retro 7%

Why You'll Like It: The original 3D shooter that introduced the verticality and movement mechanics that Prodeus builds upon.

Developed by id Software, and originally released in 1993 and 1994, the definitive, newly enhanced versions of DOOM + DOOM II are available as a combined product.

Why similar: Boomer Shooter 31.1% ★, FPS 23.3%, Retro 9.5%, Classic 7.9% ★, Gore 7.5%

Why You'll Like It: The essential foundation of the first-person shooter genre, providing the blueprint for everything that followed.

Step into the definitive re-release of two dark spell-casting shooters that shaped the genre. This enhanced restoration makes Heretic™ + Hexen™ available to new audiences and long-time fans with expanded accessibility across more platforms and languages than ever before.

Why similar: Boomer Shooter 54.8% ★, FPS 16.5%, Shooter 6.2%, Gore 5.9%, Retro 5%

Why You'll Like It: Classic fantasy shooters that introduced unique weapon variety and environmental puzzles to the genre.

MAXIMUM Action is a brutal and satisfying physics-based first person shooter influenced by Hong Kong cinema, heroic slow motion bloodshed, and old-school FPS ACTION.

Why similar: FPS 23.9%, Gore 19.1%, Retro 15.4%, Violent 11.3%, Fast-Paced 8.8%

Why You'll Like It: A physics-driven shooter that allows for incredible, John Woo-style action sequences and high-impact gunplay.

Frag like it’s 1996 – this time with even more asses to kick! Join the world’s greatest action hero in Duke Nukem 3D: 20th Anniversary World Tour as he saves Earth once again, kicking alien ass and saving babes across the globe along the way.

Why similar: Boomer Shooter 34.5% ★, FPS 24.3%, Gore 11.1%, Retro 10.1%, Classic 7% ★

Why You'll Like It: A foundational title that defined the level design and interactivity standards for the entire genre.

STRAFE® is the worlds bloodiest roguelike first-person shooter! Featuring mind melting secrets and persistent gore that allows you to paint levels red with the excessive entrails of your enemies. 30+ weapons, 20+ enemies, & a red hot soundtrack.

Why similar: Boomer Shooter 32.7% ★, FPS 16.9%, Gore 11.9%, Retro 11%, Violent 7.3%

Why You'll Like It: A roguelite shooter that focuses on procedural generation and intense, blood-soaked combat encounters.

The definitive version of the cult classic shooter, Shadow Warrior Classic Redux features remastered visuals and two massive expansion packs. Corporations rule every facet of life in a near-future Japan and employ Shadow Warriors, one-man armies of unparalleled skill, to protect their power and forcefully remove all opposition.

Why similar: FPS 30%, Boomer Shooter 24.2% ★, Retro 11.2%, Gore 10.6%, Classic 8.8% ★

Why You'll Like It: Offers classic, fast-paced gameplay with updated controls and accessibility for modern systems.

A retro shooter inspired by classics like Wolfenstein and Doom. Think of it as a tribute, a love letter to the games that defined a generation, with a few modern touches of my own. It’s tough, fast, and demands skill, just the way those old-school shooters did.

Why similar: Boomer Shooter 37.9% ★, FPS 29.5%, Retro 9.8%, Shooter 9.1%, Violent 5.9%

Project Warlock is a first-person shooter that fans of Doom, Hexen, and Wolfenstein cannot miss. It serves you an exploding cocktail of bullets, spells, and monsters. Battle through 60 levels of non-stop action, packed with bloodthirsty enemies and challenging bosses.

Why similar: Boomer Shooter 49.1% ★, FPS 17.6%, Retro 9.8%, Gore 9.3%, Fast-Paced 4.5%

Play the enhanced version of the original game released on the Nintendo 64 in 1997. Years have passed since you stopped Hell’s invasion of Earth. Quarantined for humanity’s safety, the UAC research facilities on Mars were abandoned and forgotten...until now.

Why similar: Boomer Shooter 30.2% ★, FPS 19.7%, Retro 10.6%, Gore 9.6%, Classic 6.3% ★

Bloodshed is a Roguelite Survivors FPS; an exhilarating fusion of Roguelite elements merged with retro-styled visuals and first-person “Survivors-like” frenetic combat action!

Why similar: Boomer Shooter 57.7% ★, FPS 21.7%, Shooter 7.8%, Arena Shooter 4.5%, First-Person 3.2%

Wizordum is a retro FPS that puts you in the role of a Mage on a quest to track down the source of Chaos. With a wide arsenal of spells and magic items, battle your way through the world of Terrabruma in this unique blend of classic 90s shooters and modern gaming elements.

Why similar: Boomer Shooter 56.8% ★, FPS 21.1%, Shooter 7.3%, Retro 6.4%, Action 3%

You are humanity’s last hope to stop the Strogg, a hostile alien race waging war against Earth. Play this military sci-fi FPS, now upgraded for modern platforms with improved visuals, new campaign content, online multiplayer/co-op, and more.

Why similar: Boomer Shooter 35.4% ★, FPS 25.7%, Classic 7.1% ★, Gore 6.7%, Shooter 5.2%

Apogee Software and Interceptor Entertainment proudly present the rebirth of the cult-classic first-person shooter, “Rise of the Triad”. Bigger, better and more ludicrous than ever before.

Why similar: Boomer Shooter 33.8% ★, FPS 27.6%, Gore 11.4%, Fast-Paced 7.3%, Shooter 5.2%

Why You'll Like It: Known for its arcade-style speed, explosive weaponry, and unapologetic gore.

Classic First Person Shooter style game. Like the good old days. An action game focused on speed, gore, guns, and metal music. Inspired by the 90s’ classics with modern visuals and audio!

Why similar: Boomer Shooter 32.6% ★, FPS 15.8%, Gore 11.9%, Retro 9%, Violent 8.2%

A fast run and gun horror shooter with roguelike elements

Why similar: Boomer Shooter 51.6% ★, FPS 14.5%, Gore 10.7%, Shooter 6.4%, Violent 5.6%

The Citadel is a brutal first person shooter, and a love letter to classic games such as Marathon, Doom and Wolfenstein 3d. Descend into the depths of a dark citadel, and fight through 6 Episodes and 30 levels of action packed with 6 challenging bosses. Go forth, Martyr.

Why similar: Boomer Shooter 29.4% ★, FPS 22.9%, Retro 13.8%, Gore 13.7%, Violent 7.6%

Perilous Warp is a fast-paced indie retro-shooter inspired by the classic 3D-actions. Communication with a distant space colony has been lost, and you bravely step into the teleporter with the desire for glorious adventures. But do not expect to win in a heartbeat!

Why similar: Boomer Shooter 21.9% ★, FPS 16.9%, Gore 16.6%, Violent 11.4%, Retro 9%

Serious Sam 4 reignites the classic FPS series in a high-powered prequel loaded with an explosive arsenal, intergalactic carnage, and perfectly timed one-liners.

Why similar: FPS 27.2%, Gore 21%, Boomer Shooter 12% ★, Violent 8.7%, Shooter 8.1%

Embark on a journey into the darkest nightmares to restore your sanity. Blast your way through hordes of possessed enemies, unlock an arsenal of deadly weapons and unearthly abilities, and get ready to face even more Lovecraftian madness in this action-packed FPS sequel.

Why similar: Boomer Shooter 48.7% ★, FPS 18.8%, Retro 9.3%, Shooter 5.7%, Violent 5.4%

A first-person fight to the death in the depths of space!

Why similar: FPS 35.4%, Gore 14.8%, Violent 9.6%, Shooter 9.3%, Action 6.9%

PowerSlave Exhumed is a KEX Engine port of the classic console game perfectly blending both the PlayStation & Saturn versions

Why similar: FPS 36.7%, Boomer Shooter 29.9% ★, Shooter 13.8%, Retro 5.8%, Action 5.3%

An intense single-player FPS featuring a stylish movement system, completely destructible levels, and an acclaimed OST.

Why similar: FPS 51.7%, Shooter 16.9%, Violent 9%, Action 6.6%, First-Person 6.3%

Join BRUTAL JOHN and BRUTAL DOG in a ultraviolent old-school FPS set in a world overrun by crypto-mining technologies, where it’s up to you to destroy them and reclaim control. Prepare for an adrenaline ride that pays homage to the best shooters of the '90s.

Why similar: Boomer Shooter 41% ★, FPS 14.3%, Retro 10%, Gore 9.7%, Violent 6.2%

Impaler Gold is a fast-paced minimalistic arena shooter - now expanded and improved. Summon spikes to slay monsters, build barriers, and propel yourself into the air. Challenge yourself in this highly replayable rogue-lite shooter inspired by the classics.

Why similar: Boomer Shooter 53.4% ★, FPS 19.3%, Retro 13%, Shooter 6.8%, Arena Shooter 4.2%

Post Void is a hypnotic scramble of early first-person shooter design that values speed above all else. Keep your head full and reach the end; Kill what you can to see it mend; Get the high score or try again.

Why similar: FPS 34.6%, Retro 16.6%, Fast-Paced 14.5%, Violent 11.7%, Shooter 10.9%

Anger Foot is a lightning fast action FPS where the only things harder than your ass kicking feet are the ass kicking beats.

Why similar: Boomer Shooter 42.7% ★, FPS 18.6%, Gore 9.7%, Fast-Paced 8.3%, Violent 7%

COVEN is a hyper-violent retro FPS where your path of vengeance will take you across time and space. Destroy your enemies and eat their flesh.

Why similar: Boomer Shooter 48.1% ★, FPS 17%, Gore 11.4%, Violent 5.8%, Shooter 5.8%

Ruyn HD is a remake of my minimalist boomer shooter Ruyn, rebuilt in Unreal Engine 5. It keeps the fast, combo-driven gameplay of the original, but now features modern visuals, smoother controls, updated audio, and tighter gunplay. Ruyn Classic and the 2D and 3D level editors are included.

Why similar: Boomer Shooter 53.3% ★, FPS 18.3%, Retro 10.5%, Shooter 6.3%, Level Editor 4.7%

Crush the cult of Astaroth and vanquish her hellspawn, make them squeal and hide where they came from. Enjoy a Fresh Look & Old Fun in this arcade horror FPS game inspired by the legends of the 90s.

Why similar: Boomer Shooter 49.5% ★, FPS 15.8%, Gore 7.9%, Retro 7.8%, Shooter 6%

MULLET MADJACK is a HIGH-OCTANE-ACTION SHOOTER that put you directly inside a CLASSIC ANIME. Pick your favorite weapon and reach the last floor; Beat your best time or try again. Haste makes waste… OF YOUR ENEMIES!

Why similar: Boomer Shooter 51.2% ★, FPS 19.9%, Fast-Paced 8.4%, Retro 7.9%, Shooter 6.3%

Diluvian Ultra is a single-player, first-person shooter focusing on a retro aesthetic and fast-paced, strategic combat. The game is set in its own expansive fictive universe. Rather than gritty or dark, Diluvian Ultra is colorful and fantastical, like the cover of pulp sci-fi novels of the past.

Why similar: Boomer Shooter 58.8% ★, FPS 22.1%, Shooter 8.2%, First-Person 3.3%, Action 2.8%

A fast-paced micro FPS in which The Chop Goblins are loose, chopping their way through time itself in their ravenous quest for cheese. And THE CHOP WILL NOT STOP.

Why similar: Boomer Shooter 48% ★, FPS 17.3%, Gore 9.8%, Fast-Paced 6.9%, Retro 6.6%

Things are about to get… bloody! Soak up 42 pulse-pounding levels dripping with Lovecraftian atmosphere as you battle your way through armies of sycophantic cultists, zombies, gargoyles, hell hounds, and other insatiable horrors, in your quest to defeat the loathsome Tchernobog.

Why similar: Boomer Shooter 50.9% ★, FPS 17.9%, Gore 7.8%, Shooter 6.8%, Retro 6.3%

Zan and her orc sisters must fight to save their homeland from a demonic invasion! Immerse yourself in a sprawling underground world where the rich lore, exploration and puzzles of classic adventure games blend with the visceral combat of a 90s' shooter.

Why similar: Boomer Shooter 47.8% ★, FPS 21.1%, Retro 14.1%, Shooter 7.8%, First-Person 2.8%

Prepare for terror in this ground-breaking classic old-school FPS. Following the destruction of Time you are left to battle in this horrific hellhole of multilevel interconnected missions populated by gruesome grotesque creatures.

Why similar: Boomer Shooter 29.4% ★, FPS 22.1%, Retro 14.1%, Gore 10.9%, Shooter 7.2%

The HUNT Returns... AGAIN! Play the original Cult Classic '90s FPS remastered in 4K Ultrawide with UNLIMITED frame rates, RESTORED content, NEW episodes, a LEVEL EDITOR, online MULTIPLAYER, LUDICROUS gameplay options and MORE. Make 'em EAT LEAD or they'll bury you in a lunchbox!

Why similar: Boomer Shooter 57.7% ★, FPS 19.8%, Shooter 7.1%, Retro 6.2%, Arena Shooter 4.2%